Alfred Garrison
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Reserve Lieutenant

Alfred Garrison

Lantana Police Department — Lantana, FL
Accident
End of Watch December 2, 2001
Age 78
Tour of Duty 37 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Reserve Lieutenant Alfred Garrison was struck and killed by the driver of a vehicle while directing traffic in front of a local church at 1000 Lantana Road.

He helped create the reserve unit in 1964 and had served with the Lantana Police Department ever since.

You paid the ultimate price Lt. Garrison. May your honor and humbleness rest in peace with your beloved soul of serenity.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis November 29th, 2017

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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37 years. You could have gone home.
Reserve Lieutenant Garrison gave the Lantana Police Department 37 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Lantana community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Reserve Lieutenant Garrison.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Lantana, FL
Platform Identity lpd.palmbeach.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 2, 2001
Tour of Duty 37 yrs
Age 78
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Reserve Lieutenant Alfred Garrison is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Lantana Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Lantana Police Department
2
of 2 officers
100% Accident
FL — Statewide
313
of 1,008 officers
31.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alfred Garrison's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Alfred Garrison Compares

Age at End of Watch
78
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
37
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Alfred Garrison is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

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